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1 Rouble Sand Mole-Rat
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Rouble (1991-1997) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the double-headed eagle after the design of artist Ivan Bilibin, centered in the field. A circular legend at the top reads «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1996) and at the bottom «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). Below the eagle, technical inscriptions denote the metal, fineness (Ag 900), the Leningrad Mint trademark (ЛМД), and the fine silver content (15.55 g). |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Part of the Bank of Russia's ongoing wildlife conservation series, this rouble was issued at a time when the post-Soviet mint infrastructure was still finding its footing with collector-grade silver production. The sand mole-rat (Spalax arenarius) is endemic to a narrow strip of southern Russia near the Caspian Sea and was already listed as endangered when this coin was struck.